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Darkman (1990)

Directed by Sam Raimi · Cinematography by Bill Pope

R96 min50 frames

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They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.

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Darkman (1990) movie still: wide — A wide shot shows a person swinging through the air between two blurry skyscrapers. The background consists of a…Darkman (1990) movie still: medium — A sunlit outdoor cafe features patrons sitting at round tables near a water fountain. A man and a woman face…Darkman (1990) movie still: wide — A dilapidated, hazy industrial space filled with debris and scattered wooden remnants of platforms. A man in a…Darkman (1990) movie still: establishing — A brick commercial building with green awnings sits beside a water canal at dusk. An orange sunset…Darkman (1990) movie still: closeup — A metallic windproof lighter glows with a small, focused flame in a dark space. Wisps of thin gray smoke rise…Darkman (1990) movie still: medium — A dark room features a large rear-projection screen displaying a turbulent cloudy sky. A man and woman are…Darkman (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a framed picture on the wall behind the subject. A bald man smiles while wearing a tan…Darkman (1990) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with laboratory equipment visible in the blurred background. A man in a white lab coat looks…Darkman (1990) movie still: medium — A woman stands outdoors with gravestones blurred in the background. She faces the camera directly while…Darkman (1990) movie still: fullbody — A modern, minimalist office suite overlooks a city skyline under construction at twilight. A man in a dark…Darkman (1990) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a blue eye looking through a circular door peephole. The surrounding eye area is visible…Darkman (1990) movie still: establishing — A tall steel building frame rises against a twilight sky with construction cranes. Several tower cranes…Darkman (1990) movie still: closeup — A man looks down at the camera amidst a blurry, sunlit outdoor event area. He has short hair and blue eyes…Darkman (1990) movie still: wide — A group of laborers stands in a long horizontal line against a massive dark void. The scene is set at the…Darkman (1990) movie still: fullbody — A cemetery featuring numerous stone grave markers and mature trees at golden hour. A man in a dark blazer…Darkman (1990) movie still: fullbody — An industrial rooftop structure is engulfed in flames and smoke from a recent blast. A man wrapped in…
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What is Darkman about?

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

Darkman is a 1990 American superhero film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. The film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant, after his girlfriend, attorney Julie Hastings, runs afoul of corrupt developer Louis Strack Jr.. An experimental treatment gives Westlake super-human strength and resilience, with the unintended side-effect of rendering him mentally unstable and borderline psychotic. Consumed with vengeance, Westlake continues his research with the new goal of hunting down those who disfigured him.

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What does the cinematography of Darkman look like?

Across 50 sampled frames, Darkman builds its coverage from medium shots (32% of the sample), with close-ups (24%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Bill Pope keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 58% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Darkman?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Darkman (1990) are #33292e, #0f0b0f, #edebed, #554d53, #261516, #271926 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #0f0b0f
  • #edebed
  • #554d53
  • #261516
  • #271926

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